Peter Harrison (New York)
Peter Harrison (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 12th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 23, 2020.
Harrison completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2020
See also: New York's 12th Congressional District election, 2020
New York's 12th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Republican primary)
New York's 12th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House New York District 12
Incumbent Carolyn B. Maloney defeated Carlos Santiago-Cano and Steven Kolln in the general election for U.S. House New York District 12 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Carolyn B. Maloney (D) | 82.1 | 265,172 |
 | Carlos Santiago-Cano (R / Conservative Party)  | 16.4 | 53,061 | |
 | Steven Kolln (L) | 1.2 | 4,015 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 773 | ||
| Total votes: 323,021 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 12
Incumbent Carolyn B. Maloney defeated Suraj Patel, Lauren Ashcraft, and Peter Harrison in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 12 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carolyn B. Maloney | 42.7 | 40,362 |
 | Suraj Patel | 39.3 | 37,106 | |
 | Lauren Ashcraft | 13.6 | 12,810 | |
 | Peter Harrison | 4.2 | 4,001 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 198 | ||
| Total votes: 94,477 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Erica Vladimer (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Carlos Santiago-Cano advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 12.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Carlos Santiago-Cano advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 12.
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Steven Kolln advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House New York District 12.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Peter Harrison completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Harrison's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
Homes Guarantee Green New Deal for Cities Medicare for All
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
Housing Cities Education
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
Diana Richardson
Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?
Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs, Power Broker by Robert Caro
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
Courage, compassion, curiosity, creativity
What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?
Courage, compassion, curiosity, creativity
What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?
Listen, learn, lead
What legacy would you like to leave?
That others can come after us
What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?
Berlin Wall falling
What was your very first job? How long did you have it?
Blockbuster Video
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
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